 gagner – pobediti

 garder – zadržati
 goûter – probati
Common 

habiter – živeti
jouer – igrati se
Regular -Er 

laver – prati
montrer – pokazati
 oublier – zaboraviti
Verbs in French  parler – govoriti
Here are the endings for regular -er verbs in  penser – misliti
French:  porter – nositi
 présenter – predstaviti
Je – e
 prêter – pozajmiti
Tu – es
 refuser – odbiti
Il/Elle – e
 regarder – gledati
Nous – ons
 rencontrer – sresti se
Vous – ez
 rester – ostati, zastati
Ils/Elles – ent
 rêver – sanjati
Past Participle – é
 saluer – pozdraviti
To conjugate these verbs, remove the -er
 sauter – skočiti
ending and add the appropriate ending for
 sembler – činiti se, izgledati
the subject of your sentence.
 skier – skijati
 accepter – prihvatiti  téléphoner – telefonirati
 adorer – voleti, obožavati  tomber – pasti
 aimer – voleti  travailler – raditi
 annuler – ukinuti, poništiti  trouver – naći
 apporter – doneti  utiliser – upotrebiti, koristiti
 attraper – uhvatiti, uloviti  visiter – posetiti
 bavarder – ćeretati, brbljati  voler – leteti
 casser – polomiti, slomiti
 chanter – pevati
 chercher – tražiti
 commander – narediti
 commencer – započeti
 couper – seći
 danser – plesati
 demander – pitati
 dessiner – crtati
 détester – mrzeti, protesotvati
 donner – dati
 écouter – slušati
 emprunter – pozajmiti
 enlever – posklanjati
 étudier – studirati
 exprimer – izraziti
 fermer – zatvoriti
  réussir – uspeti
Common 

rougir – porumeniti, stideti
saisir – zgrabiti, ugrabiti
Regular -Ir  vieillir – ostariti

Verbs in French
Here are the endings for regular -ir verbs in
French:
Je – is
Tu – is
Il/Elle – it
Nous – issons
Vous – issez
Ils/Elles – issent
Past Participle – i
To conjugate these regular -ir verbs, just
remove the -ir ending and add the ending
that fits the subject of your sentence.
 abolir – negirati, poništiti
 acceuillir – dočekati, prihvatiti, primiti
 accomplir – postići
 affaiblir – slabiti, oslabiti
 agir – dejstvovati, postupati
 avertir – upozoriti
 bâtir – graditi
 bénir – blagosloviti
 choisir – izabrati
 embellir – ulepšati, prolepšati
 envahir – osvojiti, invadirati
 établir – osnovati
 étourdir – preneraziti, zbuniti, zapanjiti
 finir – završiti
 franchir – savladati
 grandir – porasti
 grossir – udebljati se
 guérir – izlečiti
 investir – investirati
 maigrir – izmršaviti
 nourrir – hraniti
 obéir – poslušati, pokoriti se
 punir – kazniti
 ralentir – usporiti
 réfléchir – reflektovati
 remplir – nasuti, naliti
 réunir – sjediniti, okupiti
 Common
Regular -Re
Verbs in French
Here are the endings for regular -re verbs in
French:
Je – s
Tu – s
Il/Elle –
Nous – ons
Vous – ez
Ils/Elles – ent
Past Participle – u
These verbs are conjugated by removing the
-re ending and adding the correct ending
from the list above. Please note that the
il/elle forms of regular -re verbs don’t take
an ending.
 attendre – čekati
 défendre – braniti
 dépendre – zavisiti
 descendre –
 détendre – smiriti se
 entendre – čuti
 étendre – rastegnuti
 fendre – parati, iscepati
 fondre – otopiti se
 mordre – ujesti
 pendre – visiti, obesiti
 perdre – izgubiti
 prétendre – tvrditi, tražiti
 rendre – vratiti
 répandre – razglasiti, raznositi, rasejati
 répondre – odgovoriti
 tendre – zategnuti
 vendre – prodati
Irregular falloir – morati,
aller – ići trebati
Je vais Il faut
Tu vas Past Participle – fallu

pouvoir – moći
Il/Elle va
Nous allons
Vous allez Je peux
Ils/Elles vont Tu peux
Past Participle – allé Il/Elle peut

avoir – imati Nous pouvons

Vous pouvez
J’ai Ils/Elles peuvent
Tu as Past Participle – pu

savoir – znati
Il/Elle a
Nous avons
Vous avez Je sais
Ils/Elles ont Tu sais
Past Participle – eu Il/Elle sait

dire – reći Nous savons

Vous savez
Je dis Ils/Elles savent
Tu dis Past Participle – su

voir – videti
Il/Elle dit
Nous disons
Vous dites Je vois
Ils/Elles disent Tu vois
Past Participle – dit Il/Elle voit

être – biti Nous voyons

Vous voyez
Je suis Ils/Elles voient
Tu es Past Participle – vu

vouloir – želeti
Il/Elle est
Nous sommes
Vous êtes Je veux
Ils/Elles sont Tu veux
Past Participle – été Il/Elle veut

faire – praviti,činiti Nous voulons

Vous voulez
Je fais Ils/Elles veulent
Tu fais Past Participle – voulu
Il/Elle fait
Nous faisons
Vous faites
Ils/Elles – font
Past Participle – fait
 Irregular Verb Verbs Like Tenir
Patterns and Venir
Tenir and venir are two similar verbs that have
their own pattern of conjugation.
Je tiens
Verbs Like Tu tiens
Il/Elle tient
Prendre Nous tenons
Vous tenez
Verbs ending in –prendre are all conjugated
like prendre: Ils/Elles tiennent
Je prends Past Participle – tenu
Tu prends Je viens
Il/Elle prend Tu viens
Nous prenons Il/Elle vient
Vous prenez Nous venons
Ils/Elles prennent Vous venez
Past Participle – pris Ils/Elles viennent
 apprendre – učiti Past Participle – venu
 comprendre – razumeti  abstenir – to refrain, to abstain from
 entreprendre – to undertake  advenir – to happen
 méprendre – to mistake  appartenir – to belong to
 prendre – to take  circonvenir – to circumvent
 reprendre – to retake, to take again  contenir – to contain
 surprendre – to surprise  convenir – to suit, to be suitable
 détenir – to detain
 devenir – to become
 entretenir – to look after, to support
Verbs Like Mettre  intrevenir – to intervene
Mettre and the verbs ending in –mettre all  maintenir – to maintain
follow the same pattern of conjugation.  obtenir – to obtain
Je mets  parvenir – to reach, to achieve
Tu mets  prévenir – to warn
Il/Elle met  retenir – to retain
Nous mettons  soutenir – to support
Vous mettez  souvenir – to remember
Ils/Elles mettent  subvenir – to provide for
Past Participle – mis  survenir – to occur, to take place
 admettre – to admit  tenir – to hold, to keep
 commettre – to commit  venir – to come
 compromettre – to compromise
 mettre – to put, to place
 permettre – to permit
 promettre – to promise
 remettre – to turn in work, to postpone
 soumettre – to submit
 transmettre – to transmit
  placer – to put
Verbs Like Manger  prononcer – to pronounce
Verbs ending in -ger have a spelling change in  remplacer – to replace
the nous form of the verb. An extra -e is  renoncer – to renounce
added to keep the -g sound soft.
Je mange
Tu manges
Il/Elle mange
Verbs Like Payer
Verbs ending in -yer change the -y to an -i in
Nous mangeons the je, tu, il, and ils forms.
Vous mangez Je paie
Ils/Elles mangent Tu paies
Past Participle – mangé Il/Elle paie
 bouger – to move Nous payons
 changer – to change Vous payez
 corriger – to correct Ils/Elles paient
 décourager – to discourage Past Participle – payé
 déménager – to move  aboyer – to bark
 déranger – to disturb  balayer – to sweep
 diriger – to direct  effrayer – to frighten
 encourager – to encourage  s’ennuyer – to be bored
 engager – to bind  envoyer – to send
 exiger – to demand  essayer – to try
 juger – to judge  essuyer – to wipe
 loger – to lodge  nettoyer – to clean
 manger – to eat  payer – to pay
 mélanger – to mix  renvoyer – to send back, to fire
 nager – to swim
 obliger – to oblige


partager – to share
rédiger – to write
Verbs Like
 voyager – to travel
Acheter
Some verbs, like acheter, change the -e in the
Verbs Like Lancer root to -è in the je, tu, il, and ils forms.
J’achète
Verbs like lancer that end in -cer also have a
Tu achètes
spelling change in the nous form. The -c is Il/Elle achète
changed to a -ç to maintain a soft -c sound. Nous achetons
Je lance
Vous achetez
Tu lances Ils/Elles achètent
Il/Elle lance
Past Participle – acheté
Nous lançons
 acheter – to buy
Vous lancez
 amener – to bring
Ils/Elles lancent
 enlever – to take off
Past Participle – lancé
 espérer – to hope
 annoncer – to announce
 geler – to freeze
 avancer – to advance
 se lever – to get up
 commencer – to commence
 posséder – to own
 dénoncer – to denounce
 préférer – to prefer
 divorcer – to divorce
 se promener – to take a stroll
 effacer – to erase
 répéter – to repeat
 lancer – to throw
 suggérer – to suggest
 menacer – to threaten
 Verbs Like
Appeler
Finally, there are verbs like appeler that have
a doubled final consonant in the je, tu, il,
and ils forms.
J’appelle
Tu appelles
Il/Elle appelle
Nous appelons
Vous appelez
Ils/Elles appellent
Past Participle – appelé
 appeler – to call
 épeler – to spell out
 étinceler – to sparkle
 feuilleter – to leaf through a book
 jeter – to jump
 renouveler – to renew